God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
I have found it is impossible to be unforgiving toward those I am praying for. It's not easy to start praying for them; it's one of the hardest things I've done. But when I make that person an object of prayer, I open the door of my heart a little wider so that God can come in and breathe on my hardened heart, melting the icy resentment that is there.
Imagine a father who claims to love his children but takes no action to stop them from becoming drug addicts or prostitutes. Or imagine seeing a brother in Christ walking alone heading straight toward quicksand, but you say nothing and walk away in silence. This isn’t genuine love; it’s apathy. It is not loving one’s neighbor as oneself; it is not loving as Jesus loved. Yet this is what we are like when we refuse to correct a wayward believer, to reprove sinful behavior, or to warn others of false teachers.
ú 'h teaspoon pure almond extract Note: Place nuts on baking sheet in
325-degree preheated oven and toast until dark brown, turning occasionally.
When done, remove from pan to prevent overcooking.
Coarsely chop nuts. Place in jar along with the vanilla bean and cinnamon
stick. Coverwith tequila and steep for 2 weeks in cool, dark place, shaking
gently occasionally (a murky sediment is natural). Strain several times
through paper coffee filters.
Add syrup and almond extract in small increments, tasting after each
addition, until satisfied with flavor. Pour into sterilized dark-colored
jar: allow to set for 2 weeks, adding more syrup if needed.
Pour into pretty decorative jars for gifts. Serve either poured into hot
coffee or served over ice in brandy snifters with a twist of lemon .
Nutritlional analsis per ounce: 106 calories, 4 grams fat, 3 grams
carbohydrates, 0 cholesterol, 1 milligram sodium, 35 percent of calories
from fat .
Source: Tequila: Cooking with the Spirit of Mexico
** Fort Worth Star Telegram -- Food section -- 29 November 1995 **
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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